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ORGANIZATION  G/SPS/N/CAN/289 
20 July 2007  
 (07-3112) 
Committee on Sanitary a nd Phytosanitary Measures Original:   English/ 
 French 
 
 
 
NOTIFICATION  
 
1. Member to Agreement notifying:  CANADA   
If applicable, name of local government involved:   
2. Agency responsible:  Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA), Health Canada 
3. Products covered (provide tariff item numbe r(s) as specified in national schedules 
deposited with the WTO; ICS numbers should be provided in addition, where 
applicable):  Clethodim (ICS: 65.020, 65.100, 67.200, 67.220) 
4. Regions or countries likely to be affected, to the extent relevant or practicable : not 
stated. 
5. Title, language and number of pages of the notified document:  Proposed Maximum 
Residue Limit: Clethodim (PMRL2007-05) (ava ilable in English and French, 5 pages) 
6. Description of content:  Currently, maximum residue limits (MRLs) are legally established 
in Canada under the Food and Drug Regulations  (FDR) after consultation through the Canada 
Gazette.  Amendments to the Food and Drugs Act (FDA) via Bill C-28, anticipated to come 
into force in 2007, will allow pesticide MRLs to  be legally establishe d under the Pest Control 
Products Act (PCPA) without their having to  be adopted by regulation under the FDA.  
The objective of this document is to consu lt on the listed domestic  MRLs for clethodim, 
including metabolites containing the 2-cyclohex-1 -enone moiety, that have been proposed by 
the PMRA since the PCPA came into force on 28 June 2006.  Consultation is being initiated 
in advance of Bill C-28 coming into force so that  the MRLs listed in this document can be 
legally established as soon as possible after the FDA is amended. 
MRL (ppm ) Raw Agricultural Commodity (RAC) and/or Processed Commodity  
0.05 ppm Oriental mustard (oilseed type only) 
0.4 ppm  Mustard seed (condiment type only)* 
(*commodity descriptor of an existing 0.4 ppm Cana dian MRL established for “Mustard seed” is being 
revised to clearly identify that it only applies to condiment type mustard seed) 
7. Objective and rationale:  [ X ] food safety, [  ] animal health, [  ] plant protection, 
[  ] protect humans from animal/plant pest or disease,  [  ] protect territory from other 
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  8. International standard, guideline or recommendation:  
[  ] Codex Alimentarius Commission, [  ] World Organization for Animal Health (OIE), 
[  ] International Plant Protection Convention, [ X ] None  
If an international standard, guideline or recommendation exists, give the appropriate 
reference and briefly identify deviations:    
9. Relevant documents and language (s) in which these are available:  
Pest Management Regulatory Agency (PMRA) web site  
http://www.pmra-arla.gc.c a/english/legis/maxres -e.html, PMRL2007-05, 
posted:  10 July 2007 (availab le in English and French)  
10. Proposed date of adoption:   Not stated. 
11. Proposed date of entry into force:   On the date the measure is adopted. 
12. Final date for comments:  23 September 2007 
Agency or authority designated to handle comments:  [  ] National notification 
authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, or  address, fax number and E-mail address (if 
available) of other body:   
13. Texts available from:  [  ] National notifica tion authority, [ X ] National enquiry point, 
or address, fax number and E-mail address (if available) of other body:   
The electronic version of the regulat ory text can be downloaded at:   
http://www.pmra-arla.gc.c a/english/pdf/pmrl/pmrl200 7-05-e.pdf  (English) 
http://www.pmra-arla.gc.ca/francais/ pdf/pmrl/pmrl2007-05-f.pdf  (French)